CBRE today announced that Eric Durden, MAI, has returned to CBRE as a Senior Managing Director. Mr. Durden is based out of Atlanta and serves as a leader for the Southeast region. In this role, Mr. Durden is responsible for growing the appraisal business across all property types throughout the Southeast, managing and retaining clients, and overseeing the team of appraisers across the region.
Mr. Durden has been in commercial real estate appraisal for over a decade, beginning his career with Duff & Phelps where he worked his way up from an associate to a manager of a large team. He then joined CBRE’s Valuation & Advisory Services as a Vice President and earned his MAI certification. Mr. Durden returns to CBRE, after creating and building an appraisal team at Colliers International.
His appraisals and consultations have encompassed real estate portfolio valuations, financial reporting, estate planning, highest and best use analysis, tax analysis, financing, litigation support, sale-leasebacks, and insurable value studies. Additionally, Mr. Durden has performed numerous appraisals involving the identification and measurement of tangible and intangible components of real property acquisitions for financial reporting purposes.
“The size and power of the operation here at CBRE is unmatched,” Mr. Durden said. “Coming back to CBRE is a leadership and director role means working with the top group in the city, and working alongside Ron Neyhart, a role model and mentor of mine.”
“It’s not often that you find someone that is a perfect fit for a role,” Mr. Neyhart said. “Eric is the one person who is uniquely qualified to ensure our continued success at CBRE Valuation and Advisory Services.”
Mr. Durden has appraised over $25 billion of commercial real estate throughout his career. Significant Atlanta appraisal assignments include Buckhead Atlanta, Ponce City Market, The Atlantic, Towers at Wildwood and The W Atlanta-Buckhead.
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